AP Poll - #4 Michigan, #8 Wisconsin
1 |
Alabama (50)
Record: 4-0
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PV Rank
1
Points
1,511 |
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2 |
Ohio State (4)
Record: 3-0
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2
1,440
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3 |
Louisville (6)
Record: 4-0
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3
1,409
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4 |
Michigan (1)
Record: 4-0
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4
1,292
|
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5 |
Record: 4-0
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5
1,267
|
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6 |
Record: 4-0
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6
1,239
|
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7 |
Record: 3-0
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7
1,166
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8 |
Record: 4-0
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11
1,084
|
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9 |
Record: 4-0
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10
1,036
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10 |
Record: 4-0
|
9
986
|
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11 |
Record: 4-0
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14
909
|
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12 |
Record: 3-1
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13
804
|
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13 |
Record: 4-0
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16
729
|
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14 |
Record: 3-0
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15
696
|
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15 |
Record: 4-0
|
20
640
|
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16 |
Record: 2-2
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23
540
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17 |
Record: 2-1
|
8
527
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18 |
Record: 4-0
|
24
493
|
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19 |
Record: 3-0
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22
304
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20 |
Record: 3-1
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17
241
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21 |
Record: 3-1
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-
239
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22 |
Record: 2-1
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21
217
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23 |
Record: 3-1
|
19
176
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24 |
Record: 3-0
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-
163
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25 |
Record: 3-1
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12
142
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Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 135, Oklahoma 120, North Dakota St. 58, West Virginia 51, Virginia Tech 38, Colorado 33, North Carolina 26, Iowa 25, UCLA 22, Auburn 18, LSU 17, W. Michigan 14, Wake Forest 9, Memphis 6, Maryland 2, Toledo 1
September 25th, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^
How is Florida State 12? And on what basis should Michigan State be ranked?
September 25th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^
It's good if MSU is ranked. That means the AP voters think highly of them and Wisconsin. We don't want our opponents to look weak, so keeping as many big 10 teams in the top 25 as possible is a good benefit for UM.
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:39 PM ^
He probably put MSU at number 2 or some shit. . .
I would have liked to see Colorado crack the top 25. I think they deserve to be there more so than Georgia. . .
September 25th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^
Well, didn't they beat Furman and unranked, 1-3 Notre Dame? They have a winning record, and winning attitude. And, disrespekt.
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^
How in the hell should THEY be ranked anywhere close to 16? Because they beat a Georgia team that has struggled against inferior competition all year?
I'm glad at least OU dropped out. No 1-2 team should ever be ranked.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:29 PM ^
Ole Miss at 16 is completely insane. No 2 loss team should be in the top 25 four games in to the season. Fucking SEC bias
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September 25th, 2016 at 7:46 PM ^
They've looked extremely good for a 2-2 team. They blew the leads but still had 20 pt leads on FSU and Bama before choking and then they just blew out a "#12" Georgia team. They're erratic for sure but it's clear they're a top 25-type team even at 2-2
September 25th, 2016 at 8:41 PM ^
Having a big lead then losing is really poor reasoning for them to be ranked. If they're good, it would be proven by winning and earning their way back into the rankings. Losing half of your games is not good regardless of how "impressive" those losses were.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:46 PM ^
Ole Miss shouldn't either, let alone be ranked 16.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:59 PM ^
Ole Miss deserves to be ranked high despite losing a close game to two quality teams. They dominated in their two wins. Legit NFL talent all over the roster
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^
Given where they started, MSU deserves to be ranked until they lose again.
I kind of doubt they have a significant chance of losing before they get to us (BYU and Northwestern both look worse than expected and Indiana looks worse than last year). I don't think Maryland will be able to pull that off despite their improvements under Durkin.
But honestly, I hope they keep winning until 10/29. I'd like to knock them out of the rankings ourselves.
Looking at their schedule, I almost can't see them going worse than 9-3. I think they lose to OSU and UM, but who else?
Surely not Penn State or Rutgers. Maryland and Indiana look like long shots. They play Illinois at home and I doubt the Illini are going to get blown out by Western but then win in East Lansing. Northwestern is trash this year and they also get them at home. BYU is the only significant possiblity. MSU is lucky to avoid Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota out of the West.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^
I disagree. When you cant even get to the redzone in your own stadium through 4 quarters of play, you should be dropped from the rankings in favor of another 1-loss team. They would then have the opportunity to earn their way back in.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^
So who do you think should be ranked higher than them?
Crappy Georgia? A Texas team that lost to shitty Cal and looked worse against Notre Dame than MSU did? 1-2 Oklahoma? 2-2 UCLA? The TCU team that lost at home to Arkansas and gave up a million points to horrible FCS South Dakota State? Arkansas who just got blown out to a team lower ranked than Wisconsin?
The thing is, there have to be 25 teams in the top 25.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:53 PM ^
Colorado. Putting up a respectable performance on the road against us is better than MSU getting destroyed at home. Blowout wins against two teams that are better than Furman. I would take Oregon over ND right now.
September 25th, 2016 at 3:01 PM ^
I agree too. But you'd need to find 8 other teams to justify MSU not being ranked.
I personally think MSU at 17 is a bit too high. They should be in the 19-21 range in my opinion.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:03 PM ^
What I find funny is that we complain about SEC bias, but when one if the teams in the B1G benefit from a similar bias that has them ranked higher than we think they should be, we lose our collective shit.
I find that humorous.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:15 PM ^
I'm in favor of losing collective shit. Shit shoud never be collective.
September 25th, 2016 at 6:04 PM ^
Strong point
September 25th, 2016 at 2:56 PM ^
One more win, best win is of similar quality (at Oregon, at Notre Dame), and their one loss was on the road, with a closer margin, and against a higher-ranked team.
Edit: rcowing beat me to it.
September 25th, 2016 at 3:01 PM ^
I agree completely on Colorado.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:39 PM ^
BYU game is not a gimme. If their DEF plays like the way they did against Wisconsin, BYU has better skilled players on offense in my opinion to score in a hurry. That is probably the only team that has a chance to beat them.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:42 PM ^
Agreed. Will be the most "toss up" of their games. BYU has a solid D this year too
September 25th, 2016 at 2:17 PM ^
#5 in USA Today
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:22 PM ^
AP poll is way more significant than the Coaches' poll. It's not even close between the two in relevance.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:31 PM ^
Don't tell that to Scott Frost.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^
Colorado being 31 definitely helps our SOS. Hoping they make some noise in the Pac12
September 25th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^
I don't understand how Georgia is still ranked after how horrid they have looked every single week since Week 1, but whatever.
Colorado would be ranked 31st if the rankings were extended. They will beat Oregon State at home next week (worst team in the PAC 12), but they will probably need to win at USC in two weeks to break into the top 25. Unless maybe they slaughter Oregon State and a few other key teams lose.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:22 PM ^
Colorado is going to dismantle USC. Helton is on borrowed time
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
I agree, if iowa gets judged for shitty play and 1 loss, so should georgia
September 25th, 2016 at 7:47 PM ^
I think voters are just convinced that Georgia and Clemson are sleeping giants. No matter how terrible they look it seems like the voters are convinced they'll turn it around any day now
September 25th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^
Someone gave us a vote for #1 team? Definitely from SEC. /jk. UT should be ranked above MSU. Probably ARK also.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:32 PM ^
We've had that vote since the preseason, IIRC.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:40 PM ^
Thanks. I remember one week we had it. I didn't realize we had it every week.
September 25th, 2016 at 5:13 PM ^
Do we have any idea whose vote that is?
September 25th, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
Scott Wolf, LA Daily News.
EDIT: If you Google AP Poll voter breakdown, you can look at the list.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:22 PM ^
has been irrelevant since the BCS.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
Better than coaches, imo
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:32 PM ^
Not sure if serious. AP Poll is a not a factor in the CFP ranking, but is a much better gauge to predict CFP ranks before they are released.
September 25th, 2016 at 7:46 PM ^
About as meaningless as this comment.
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:28 PM ^
The SEC echo chamber is in hyperdrive this year. Several bad losses amongst their ranked teams and near losses to bad teams. I'm looking forward to seeing the SEC beat themselves out of so many rankings.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:28 PM ^
The fact that FSU and Ole Miss are still in great position to challenge for a playoff spot makes me want to vomit.
WHEN you lose has become more important than HOW you lose, WHO you lose to and common sense.
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September 25th, 2016 at 3:04 PM ^
Ole miss is not in great position to make the playoffs
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September 25th, 2016 at 3:08 PM ^
Exactly. Especially given that Florida State is probably not going to win the ACC, 11-2 Ole Miss still would not be a shoe-in for the playoff.
That said, Ole Miss would need Alabama to lose TWICE to get to the SEC Championship game. That is not happening. Ole Miss will not be in the playoff.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:30 PM ^
I don't understand how Clemson is still ranked ahead of Stanford or Houston for that matter and how Georgia is still ranked.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:32 PM ^
Poll seems fair. Georgia being ranked is kind of a joke but it's the last spot. Ole Miss gets the benefit of the doubt with the two teams they lost to, I guess. FSU might be a little overrated. You shouldn't give up 35 points to South Florida.
Two top ten games next week. The originally scheduled night game at the big house would have been HUGE this Saturday....but I guess I need to let it go.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^
I think it's 3 Top-10 matchups:
1) Michigan - Wisconsin
2) Louisville - Clemson
3 Washington - Stanford
Going to be a good weekend. No time overlap between the games either.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:48 PM ^
I hate that Washington-Stanford is on Friday night. That's so weird.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:52 PM ^
with monday night, thursday night and sunday nfl, wednesday maction and frday night football we have only 1 night during the season without football. i think its glorius.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
It would get way more exposure/viewers for the conference if it was on Saturday.
Mostly my reasons are selfish though. I'm taking a red-eye flight from the West Coast to Michigan on Thursday night (probably won't sleep at all) and then have to work remotely on Friday. Need some rest before Gameday on Saturday, so there is little to no chance I will be able to stay up till 9:00ET on Friday night to watch.
So, I guess I should hush. I'm so happy to be going back to Ann Arbor this weekend.